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                <p class="p_TextIndentedL1"><img src="relationship_matrix.png" width="225" height="100" border="0" alt="relationship_matrix"></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Relationship Matrix</span><span class="f_BodyText"> is a spreadsheet display of relationships between model elements within packages. You select a source package and a target package, the relationship type and direction, and Enterprise Architect identifies all the relationships between source and target elements by highlighting a grid square and displaying an arrow indicating the direction of the relationship.</span></p>
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<td width="955" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:955px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">The direction is a reflection of which elements are the source elements and which are the target. It does not indicate the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Direction</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> property of the connector, as defined in the connector </span><span class="f_UIControl">Properties</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> dialog.</span></p>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Relationship Matrix</span><span class="f_BodyText"> is a convenient method of visualizing relationships quickly and definitively. It also enables you to create, modify and delete relationships between elements with a single mouse click - another quick way to set up complex sets of element relationships with a minimum of effort.</span></p>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">If you click on a square in the matrix, the square and the row and column headers are highlighted, as shown in the example above. The example also illustrates the 'bent arrow' icon, indicating that connectors exist in both directions between the source and target elements.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The relationship squares in the example are green. This indicates that the </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">source</span><span class="f_BodyText"> element is not locked. If the element is locked the highlight is pink, as follows:</span></p>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">For information on accessing the Relationship Matrix, see the <a href="opentherelationshipmatrix.htm">Open the Relationship Matrix</a> topic.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can also:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="matrixoptions.htm">Select options</a> for modifying the type of information the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Relationship Matrix</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> displays</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="modifyingrelationshipsinmat.htm">Update, delete and create</a> relationships through the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Relationship Matrix</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="exportingtocsv.htm">Export the contents</a> of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Relationship Matrix</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> to a CSV file</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="printingthematrix.htm">Print the contents</a> of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Relationship Matrix</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="profiles.htm">Save a profile</a>of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Relationship Matrix</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> settings to monitor development of the same source and target packages</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="review_source_and_target_eleme.htm">Investigate the Source and Target elements</a> in the relationship.</span></li>
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